Acupressure Improves the Weaning Indices of Tidal Volumes and Rapid Shallow Breathing Index in Stable Coma Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of participants.
Characteristic
One-day acupressure ()
Two-day acupressure ()
Standard care ()
BMI
22.31 ± 4.78
23.95 ± 5.08
22.83 ± 5.11
0.56*
GCS
4.59 ± 1.50
4.23 ± 1.82
4.81 ± 1.80
0.46*
APACHE II
23.68 ± 8.7‡
0.73*
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
Cigarette pack years
0.38†
0
19 (59.4)
24 (77.4)
21 (67.7)
1–19
2 (6.3)
1 (3.2)
4 (12.9)
20 or over
11 (34.4)
6 (19.4)
6 (19.4)
Length of ventilation prior to enrollment,
0.19†
≤7
8 (25.0)
12 (38.7)
6 (19.4)
8 to 13
11 (34.4)
13 (41.9)
10 (32.3)
14 to 20
8 (25.0)
5 (16.1)
7 (22.6)
≥21
5 (15.6)
1 (3.2)
8 (25.8)
Sex, male
20 (62.5)
10 (32.3)
18 (58.1)
0.04†
Age, yr, ≥65
28 (87.5)
26 (83.9)
21 (67.7)
0.13†
Hypertension history, present
21 (65.6)
17 (54.8)
18 (58.1)
0.68†
CVA history, present
14 (43.8)
8 (25.8)
6 (19.4)
0.09†
Setting
0.16†
MICU-1
3 (9.4)
5 (16.1)
8 (25.8)
MICU-3
6 (18.8)
11 (35.5)
7 (22.6)
MICU-5
20 (62.5)
14 (45.2)
11 (35.5)
RCC
3 (9.4)
1 (3.2)
5 (16.1)
Intubation
0.27†
Endotracheal tube
27 (84.4)
21 (67.7)
25 (80.6)
Tracheostomy
5 (15.6)
10 (32.3)
6 (19.4)
Data are presented as mean ± SD or number (%) unless otherwise indicated; *Kruskal Wallis tests; † and Fisher’s exact test; BMI: body mass index; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; APACHE: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation. ‡; ; .
